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This volume explores the conflict between two forces: party
polarization and party factionalism. The major change in America's
two political parties over the past half-century has been increased
polarization, which has led to a new era of heightened inter-party
competition resulting in stronger and more cohesive parties. At the
same time, elections, particularly primaries, often reveal deep
internal factional divisions within both the parties, and the 2020
election was no different. The Democratic coalition typically pits
moderate or establishment candidates against progressive activists
and candidates, while the Republican Party in 2020 was, at times,
polarized not only between moderates and conservatives but between
those willing to criticize President Trump and those who would not.
How did these two opposing forces shape the outcome of the 2020
election, and what are the consequences for the future of American
party politics and elections?
The 2016 presidential election was unconventional in many ways. The
election of President Donald Trump caught many by surprise, with a
true outsider - a candidate with no previous governmental
experience and mixed support from his own party - won the election
by winning in traditionally Democratic states with coattails that
extended to Republican Senate candidates and resulted in unified
Republican government for the first time since 2008. This result
broke with the pre-election conventional wisdom, which expected
Hillary Clinton to win the presidency and a closer Senate divide.
This surprising result led many political scientists to question
whether 2016 truly marked a major turning point in American
elections as portrayed in the media - a break from the conventional
wisdom - or whether it was really the exception that proved the
rule. In this volume, political scientists examine previous
theories and trends in light of the 2016 election to determine the
extent to which 2016 was a break from previous theories. While in
some areas it seems as though 2016 was really just what would have
been predicted, in others, this election and the new president pose
significant challenges to mainstream theories in political science.
In particular, prominent political scientists examine whether voter
trends, with particular focus on groups by gender, age, geography,
and ethnicity, and election issues, especially the role of the
Supreme Court, followed or bucked recent trends. Several political
scientists examine the unconventional nomination process and
whether this signals a new era for political parties. The role of
conspiracy theories and voter confidence in the administration of
elections are also discussed. Finally, contributors also examine
the indirect effect the presidential candidates, especially Trump,
played in congressional election rhetoric.
This book assembles eight chapters by respected and emerging
scholars in political science, sociology, and psychology to produce
a sustained look at the wide range of identity politics in the 2020
US National Election and the lessons for 2024. These
chapters emerged from papers presented at the American Elections
Symposium held at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint
Anselm College in March of 2021; six edited volumes have been
produced based on research presented at previous conferences. They
apply an impressive diversity of theoretical explanations and
methodological approaches to explore the factors that shape
American elections, and what impact it could have in the future of
diversity and democracy.
This book assembles six chapters by respected and emerging scholars
in political science and communication to produce a first sustained
look at Twitter's role in the 2016 US Presidential Election. While
much attention has already been paid to Trump's use of Twitter as a
phenomenon-how it helps drive news cycles, distracts attention from
other matters, or levies attacks against rivals, the news media,
and other critics-there has been little scholarly analysis of the
impact Twitter played in the actual election. These chapters apply
an impressive diversity of theoretical explanations and
methodological approaches to explore how this new technology shaped
an American election, and what impact it could have in the future.
This book explores multiple stories of the 2018 US midterm
elections. From retirements and redistricting, to #MeToo and
tariffs, it synthesizes the consequences through a thoughtful,
empirical analysis. As the final votes are counted, we scholars
know that midterm elections matter and have unforeseen consequences
for decades to come.
The state of New Hampshire has played a pivotal role in Donald
Trump's rise. This volume examines how the Granite State incubated
Trump's political ambitions as early as the 1988 campaign cycle,
how Trump's return to the state in 2014 presaged his 2016
candidacy, and how the state rescued his ambitions after his defeat
in the Iowa caucuses. The book also examines how Trump lost the
state to Hillary Clinton in the general election, and how the state
has in many ways been a microcosm of national politics since
Trump's election, as a Republican governor and legislature attempt
to pursue their long-deferred agenda in the face of Democratic
opposition and as Democrats racked up victories in special and
off-year elections. Finally, this book examines what Trump's impact
will be on the 2020 presidential primaries.
This book explores multiple stories of the 2018 US midterm
elections. From retirements and redistricting, to #MeToo and
tariffs, it synthesizes the consequences through a thoughtful,
empirical analysis. As the final votes are counted, we scholars
know that midterm elections matter and have unforeseen consequences
for decades to come.
The 2016 presidential election was unconventional in many ways. The
election of President Donald Trump caught many by surprise, with a
true outsider - a candidate with no previous governmental
experience and mixed support from his own party - won the election
by winning in traditionally Democratic states with coattails that
extended to Republican Senate candidates and resulted in unified
Republican government for the first time since 2008. This result
broke with the pre-election conventional wisdom, which expected
Hillary Clinton to win the presidency and a closer Senate divide.
This surprising result led many political scientists to question
whether 2016 truly marked a major turning point in American
elections as portrayed in the media - a break from the conventional
wisdom - or whether it was really the exception that proved the
rule. In this volume, political scientists examine previous
theories and trends in light of the 2016 election to determine the
extent to which 2016 was a break from previous theories. While in
some areas it seems as though 2016 was really just what would have
been predicted, in others, this election and the new president pose
significant challenges to mainstream theories in political science.
In particular, prominent political scientists examine whether voter
trends, with particular focus on groups by gender, age, geography,
and ethnicity, and election issues, especially the role of the
Supreme Court, followed or bucked recent trends. Several political
scientists examine the unconventional nomination process and
whether this signals a new era for political parties. The role of
conspiracy theories and voter confidence in the administration of
elections are also discussed. Finally, contributors also examine
the indirect effect the presidential candidates, especially Trump,
played in congressional election rhetoric.
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